Law Students’ Society (LSS) Notices
LSS General Notices
1. Law Council of Australia Scholarships: Business Law
Each year the Business Law Section offers three scholarships of $5000 to the writer of the best papers in fields of Competition, Corporations and Taxation Law. The scholarships are targeted to ‘early career’ legal professionals with less than four years of professional experience in the legal field of their paper. In the past winners have come from across academia, business and government sectors.
These scholarships are well suited to any Honours or research student who has previously written on a topic in one of the available fields.
Entries close 5pm Sunday 31 July. For more information, please visit here.
2. Start next semester on track and beat procrastination with Leap into Leadership online
We know it’s hard to manage your time while at university. Balancing study, work, volunteering and other responsibilities can be stressful. Before the start of a busy new semester, now is the perfect time to get organised and develop your skills. That’s why Monash has created Time Management and Prioritisation, a free online module for all students. You’ll learn how to stay focused and avoid procrastination, create an effective to-do list and delegate to your team. It only takes about one to two hours to complete the module, and you’ll receive a personalised certificate and resource pack when you finish.
Time Management and Prioritisation is just one module offered in Leap into Leadership Online: a suite of interactive modules you can complete any time, at any stage of your studies. With modules on communication, teamwork, goal-setting and more, there’s plenty of topics to suit you.
Be ready to start next semester on the right track – enrol in “Time Management and Prioritisation” now.
3. English Connect: Monash University free lessons developing your English
Drop in sessions:
Assistance with academic English in free, one to one “drop in” 20 minute sessions, no booking requires. They operate week 3-13 every semester, Monday – Friday 11am – 3pm daily in Career Connect, starting Monday 8 August.
Sessions include grammar checks, explanations and sample editing, providing grammar resources and directions for self-development. Bring in your academic work with you and talk it through. This is facilitated by Monash students.
English speaking sessions:
Structured but flexible fun sessions that operate weekly for one hour for 9 weeks (August – October). This is a great way to make friends, laugh and learn. The content will address common conversation situations, how to make friends and talk to local students, Australian slang and accents as well as having a party at the end of semester! Registration for class is open with the timetable being released in late June.
Visit monash.edu/students/conversational-english or email english.connect@monash.edu for more information.
4. Uni & Chill: how to have a life at university
All first years! As part of Monash University’s student led Mental Health Champions program, we’re excited to bring to you… Uni & Chill! This time together is aimed at helping you learn and reflect upon things that can help you on your university journey. What better way to do this, than in a warm, engaging and safe environment with other uni students!
The dates will be:
Monday 8 August 6:30pm -7:30pm
Monday 15 August 6:30pm -7:30pm
Monday 22 August 6:30pm -7:30pm
Monday 29 August 6:30pm -7:30pm
Broadly, we will be exploring procrastination, self-care, mindfulness, and ways to get the most out of and adjust to university life. Each of these areas has some potential for you to do better or feel better when it comes to your university experience. Yes, grades are important, but what’s just as important is having fun along the way, and creating space in our lives and minds to do this. Register through the Monash Booking System, bookings are essential and places are limited. Register here and join the Facebook event here: .
LSS Careers Notices
1. Career Confident has opened in McKinnon. We offer a range of affordable career services and have specialist knowledge of the legal sector and graduate employment market
Are you ready to graduate? Boutique careers consultancy practice, Career Confident has just opened in McKinnon. Helen Green, Director, has specialist knowledge of the local legal sector, professional services and the competitive graduate employment market. Career Confident is offering Monash Law students and recent graduates a 30% discount on all services for the next three months (usually 20%).
Helen is a professional member of the Career Development Association of Australia. She has worked in positions involving a high degree of employer contact in the legal sector for many years, most recently at Melbourne Law School where she was Law School’s Career Programs Consultant. Services offered include; career counselling, job search strategies, documentation review, LinkedIn/social media profiles, tertiary course advice, mentoring and interview preparation. She enjoys working with students and has helped many law students and recent graduates. To find out more, read client testimonials and download some free articles, visit our website, check out our facebook page or phone Helen 0428 888 292.
2. King & Wood Mallesons launches Become App
To coincide with the opening of this years’ clerkship applications, King & Wood Mallesons have created an app – KWM Become – which helps you navigate the process and ultimately secure the right clerkship for you. The app is free to download and provides unique insight into what life is really like at a leading commercial law firm, including actual examples of what junior lawyers do at KWM on a day to day basis.
The app also includes a quick quiz to see if KWM is right for you along with regular updates throughout the application process and hints and tips about how to secure the right clerkship. To download free of charge today, visit the App Store or Google Play.
3. Baker & McKenzie: updated website and application process
Applications for Baker & McKenzie’s Melbourne Summer Clerkship Program are open. Apply via our website. We look forward to receiving our application.
Please note that this is a recent change and any details provided in our Seasonal Clerkship Guide are now incorrect. Please use the website above for applications.
4. Allens Adopts a Rare Approach to Recruitment
Allens is proud to be the founding partner of Rare’s Contextual Recruitment System (CRS) In Australia. Allens is using this tool in its clerkship application process this year, and are keen to share information about the system with students.
Rare enables us to view a candidate in context by offering a more complete picture of an individual’s background, including socio-economic and family background, education experience and performance and culture. The CRS is used by all the magic circle firms in the UK. The research shows that students from disadvantage backgrounds are 50% more likely to be hired using this tool.
If you have any questions about the CRS please contact our Graduate Resourcing team at Student.Careers@allens.com.au or click here.
JD
1. JD Office Hours
The JD LSS office hours are as follows:
Monday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday: 11.00am – 3.00pm
During these times memberships and event tickets can be purchased. However if these times do not suit you please contact jd.adminactivities@monashlss.com